MORE than 6,000 Solomon Islanders are working in Australia and New Zealand under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) and New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme, whilst at least 15,000 are in the queue to join these seasonal labour schemes. This was highlighted by the Director of External Trade in the Ministry of Foreign…
THE Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (MET) has issued a Tropical Cyclone (TC) Warning Number Eight for the eastern part of the country as of 7am yesterday. The warning is currently in effective for Temotu Province, according to the statement. As of 5 am yesterday, a severe Tropical Cyclone Lola, categorised as a Category Five storm…
SOLOMON Islands Boxing Federation (SIBF) has released its final squad for the Pacific Games next month in Honiara. The federation released the names of its final squad members on Sunday via its facebook page. “We are pleased to announce and confirm that Solomon Islands Boxing Federation has selected its final Boxing Squad for the upcoming…
ONE of the visions of the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Dr Transform Aqorau is that students who completed their studies at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) gain overseas recognition and be able to secure jobs abroad. Dr Transform Aqorau was the Guest Speaker at the 2023 Australian Alumni Association…
A CONSULTATION on the Kava Regional Development Strategy 2024-2028 and presentation of a scoping study on developing a kava-based pharmaceutical/nutraceutical industry in the Pacific was held in Honiara last Wednesday. The consultation was facilitated by a team from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and included participation from Senior government officials and private sector representatives.…
Dear Editor, Pierre Belliard and Christophe Hélis, aged respectively 37 and 48 years old, are fathers of 6 children aged from 4 to 14 years old, and they have been lost at sea since Sunday, October 1st off the coast of Wallis Island, a French territory. They reported their position: 13°11.72S 176°18.30W, by radio transmitter…
Electoral Act breach sentence, Oct 27 SENTENCE for the candidate of the 2019 National General Election (NGE) who breached the Electoral Act will be delivered on October 27. This followed the sentencing submissions and mitigation made on the matter of the defendant Mathew Taro on Friday last week. Taro was convicted after a trial for…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has called on the Minister of Lands & Housing Hon Ishmael Avui to issue a public apology and resign from his portfolio. Failing which, Hon Wale said the Prime Minister should immediately remove Minister Avui from Cabinet. The call comes after a leaked audio recording of the Lands Minister…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP delivered keynote address as the Chief guest where he encouraged women to live their Christian faith through Christ-like action at a gathering of the City Women Connection(CWC), marking the local organization’s 10th Anniversary at the St .Barnabas Hall, Honiara, over the weekend. The ceremony organized by the City Women…
MINISTER for Lands, Housing and Survey Ishmael Avui has arrived in Seoul, Republic of Korea, Sunday for the Eight Asia-Pacific Urban Forum. For the past three decades, the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum has played a pivotal role in convening the region’s premier multi-stakeholder forum on sustainable urban development. The 8th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-8) which commences…